US20180038125A1 - Modular shuttering block - Google Patents

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US20180038125A1
US20180038125A1 US15/553,943 US201615553943A US2018038125A1 US 20180038125 A1 US20180038125 A1 US 20180038125A1 US 201615553943 A US201615553943 A US 201615553943A US 2018038125 A1 US2018038125 A1 US 2018038125A1
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Jean-Louis Desjoyaux
Thibault Parin
Céline Sage
Jean-Baptiste Noirot
Hervé Guerry
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
    • E04H4/144—Means for facilitating access, e.g. step units or slides
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/84—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ
    • E04B2/86—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/84—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ
    • E04B2/86—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms
    • E04B2/8623—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms with spacers and at least one form leaf being monolithic
    • E04B2/8629—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms with spacers and at least one form leaf being monolithic with both form leaves and spacers being monolithic
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/0075—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for

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  • This application relates to the field of prefabricated construction elements, notably for producing structures such as swimming pools or swimming pool elements.
  • the disclosure relates to a modular shuttering block and notably finds its application in the production of angled steps for swimming pools.
  • steps consist either of a one-piece construction added and fastened to a wall or in the angle formed by two walls of the basin, or of a masonry structure, produced like a wall construction, by stacking bricks, or pouring concrete into a formwork.
  • Masonry steps allow more originality, within the limits, however, of the structures used and the capabilities of the installer. They also have drawbacks, notably a lengthy implementation, more particularly when they are made of poured concrete, notably for installing the formwork. Conventional formwork means made of wood must be removed after construction.
  • Another formwork technique also conventionally used in the field of swimming pool construction, and notably the construction of swimming pool steps, consists in using shuttering blocks that remain in the construction after the concrete has been poured inside them and solidified there.
  • the shuttering blocks currently used are rectangular or cubic in shape and require cutting and adjustment work in the particular case of angled steps. This cutting and adjustment work can be difficult, lengthy and therefore expensive.
  • the exact dimensions of a set of angled steps may vary according to the adjustments made to compensate for the inaccuracy of the cuts. It is therefore also necessary to adapt the exact dimensions of the flexible watertight envelope (“liner”) to each construction, which is also expensive and causes longer delivery times.
  • the inaccuracy of the cuts and/or measurements may cause defects during the installation of the “liner,” notably possibly causing problems of watertightness when placing the swimming pool in operation.
  • One object of this disclosure is to simplify and enhance the reliability of the construction of angled steps notably for a swimming pool basin.
  • the disclosure relates to a modular shuttering block defining a through-housing connecting a first face of the modular block and a second face opposite the first, for the reception of a filling material; the modular block being provided with assembly means for assembly with at least one other block.
  • the modular block is in the shape of a right prism with isosceles triangular bases formed by the first and second faces.
  • the modular shuttering block according to the disclosure therefore, has a shape particularly suited to the construction of a set of angled steps, in particular of a swimming pool, thus avoiding all cutting and adjustment work.
  • the two walls having the same dimensions are orthogonal.
  • the modular block is particularly suited to the construction of right angled steps, which are the most common, the right angle at the top of the triangular bases of the right prism making it possible to optimize the number of modular blocks to be assembled for forming the future steps.
  • the disclosure also relates to an assembly formed of a plurality of modular shuttering blocks, the modular blocks being juxtaposed in rows.
  • This assembly may further include a plurality of rows of modular blocks superimposed on one another.
  • the assembly comprising a plurality of superimposed modular shuttering blocks may also comprise a rail slid into an opening formed by the alignment of the through-compartments of the modular blocks.
  • the dimension of the rail is adjusted to the dimension of the compartments, so that the rail may ensure the vertical alignment of stacked modular blocks, and more particularly of stacked rows of modular blocks.
  • the disclosure finally relates to a set of swimming pool steps including such an assembly.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 a represent perspective views of the modular shuttering block according to one implementation of the disclosure
  • FIG. 2 b represents a plan view of a triangular face of the modular shuttering block according to one implementation of the disclosure
  • FIG. 3 represents a plan view of a lateral face of the modular shuttering block according to one implementation of the disclosure
  • FIG. 4 represents a top plan view of an assembly of a plurality of modular shuttering blocks according to one implementation of the disclosure
  • FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of an assembly of a plurality of modular shuttering blocks for the construction of a set of swimming pool angled steps, according to one implementation of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 represents a sectional view along a plane bisecting the angle of a swimming pool of an assembly of a plurality of modular shuttering blocks for the construction of a set of swimming pool angled steps, formed of three steps (M 1 , M 2 , M 3 );
  • FIGS. 1 through 3 represent a modular shuttering block 1 according to the disclosure and forming a lost formwork element for constructing a structure such as swimming pools and steps, notably swimming pool angled steps.
  • Modular block is understood to mean an element capable of being assembled with other identical elements, with the aid of assembly means described in more detail later.
  • the modular shuttering block 1 is in the shape of a right prism, the faces A, B of which form isosceles triangular bases.
  • the modular block 1 comprises a through-housing advantageously defined by at least three walls 3 , 4 , 5 forming the rectangular lateral faces (C, D, E) of the right prism, which connects the first face A and the second face B and serves for receiving the filling material, in particular, the concrete to be poured.
  • the through-housing therefore has no closed wall at the faces A, B making it possible for the filling material to flow through the modular block 1 .
  • the through-housing comprises a plurality of ribs 6 delimiting compartments of sufficient size to allow an effective flow of the filling material in the structure.
  • rib is understood to mean a wall internal to the through-housing at least one end of which may rest on one of the three walls 3 , 4 , 5 of the through-housing.
  • the ribs 6 delimit nine compartments of different sizes inside the through-housing.
  • These ribs 6 and the walls 3 , 4 , 5 help to rigidify the structure of the modular block 1 and reinforce its mechanical resistance to the internal pressures exerted by the filling material.
  • a portion of one or both sides A, B may be closed by a wall, thereby shutting off a portion of the compartments of the through-housing: this variant makes it possible to limit the number of through-compartments and therefore the quantity of filling material introduced into the block for the formwork.
  • the height h of the modular block 1 forms a dimension of the lateral wall 5 .
  • the two lateral walls 3 , 4 are of identical dimensions.
  • the two main lateral walls 3 , 4 are arranged to form a determined angle between same. This angle may be chosen to correspond to (or be a divisor of) an angle of a swimming pool basin in which a set of steps has to be formed.
  • the two main lateral walls 3 , 4 form an angle of 90 degrees between same, thereby limiting the number of modular blocks to be assembled for forming the steps of a right angled set of steps, which are the most common angled steps.
  • the two main lateral walls 3 , 4 comprise assembly means 2 for rigidly interconnecting multiple modular shuttering blocks.
  • These means include male members 7 and female members 8 making it possible to set up an assembly by sliding between two modular blocks.
  • the male members 7 may be formed of tenons and the female members 8 of grooves, the complementary shapes of which engage to allow a dovetail assembly.
  • the tenon has different widths 1 , 1 ′ in the first face A and the second face B of the modular block.
  • the groove has different widths in the first and second face A, B of the modular block.
  • the assembly of two modular blocks is performed via their respective lateral faces C, D; the blocks being head to tail, one having its face A facing downward and the other having its face A facing upward, the lateral face D of the first block is assembled with the face C of the second block, by sliding the tenons in the grooves provided for this purpose.
  • each main lateral wall 3 , 4 has a shape defining a plurality of tenons and grooves, in particular, two tenons and two grooves, extending all along these walls.
  • the assembly means 2 are integrated into the main lateral walls 3 , 4 . This preferred feature simplifies the manufacture of the assembly means and promotes cohesion of the assembled modular blocks.
  • a stop 9 may be present at the narrowest end of one groove at least, for locking the tenon of another block in a defined assembly position.
  • each groove comprises a stop at the narrowest end making it possible to adjust the position and lock the interlocking of the tenons of another block in their final assembly position.
  • each tenon comprises a notch 10 in its narrowest end capable of engaging with the stop 9 of the groove of another block, for locking it in a defined assembly position.
  • each groove being provided with a stop and each tenon with a notch, the interlocking of a first modular block onto a second modular block will be easily adjusted and locked in its final assembly position.
  • FIG. 4 depicts an assembly formed of a first row of modular shuttering blocks. This view reveals an alternation of the exposed faces A, B between adjacent modular blocks, resulting from the method of assembly described above.
  • a plurality of rows or modular shuttering blocks may be stacked with a correct alignment, by positioning the rows or blocks on one another and fitting a rail in an opening formed by the alignment of a through-compartment of each block.
  • a dimension of the rail is adjusted to a dimension of the compartment of each block, so that the rail makes it possible to ensure the vertical alignment of stacked modular blocks.
  • such an assembly of modular shuttering blocks may be used for the manufacture of a set of swimming pool angled steps, as illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the manufacture of a swimming pool requires pouring a concrete structure, notably for the construction of the base slab and the walls thereof.
  • the implementation according to the disclosure makes it possible to pour the concrete in one go, for the base slab, the walls and swimming pool steps.
  • the modular blocks are assembled in rows through the blocks being interlocked with one another via the assembly means, as previously described, and without cutting.
  • Each row may rest, at its ends, on the perpendicular walls of the swimming pool basin.
  • support rails 12 may be fastened onto the walls of the basin or onto the floor for supporting the first rows; these first rows may also be supported by at least one central support rail and/or at least one stud fastened onto the floor. These rails and/or studs are positioned for making the level of the final bottom of the swimming pool flush and making it possible to adjust the level of the steps, before the concrete is poured.
  • the lateral wall 5 of the modular blocks 1 will form the exposed face of the riser.
  • the height h of the modular block will form the step height.
  • this height may be between 5 cm and 50 cm, preferably its dimension will be 30 cm.
  • the step depth is defined by the half-width of the lateral wall 5 of the modular blocks. By way of example, it may be between 15 cm and 40 cm, preferably its dimension will be 30 cm.
  • the first row to be positioned for preparing the steps is the row R 1 of the step M 3 that can be seen in FIG. 6 representing the sectional view of the right-angled steps of FIG. 5 along a bisector plane. This is wedged against the walls of the swimming pool 14 and optionally on the rails 12 or support studs.
  • the row R 2 of the step M 3 then the row R 3 of this same step are then stacked on the row R 1 for forming step M 3 .
  • a rail 11 is introduced vertically into an opening formed by the alignment of the through-compartments of the modular blocks.
  • the rail 11 is introduced into the compartment 13 .
  • the width of the rail 11 is adjusted to the dimension of the compartments, so that the rail ensures the vertical alignment of stacked modular blocks and more particularly of stacked rows of modular blocks.
  • the length of the rail 11 is adjusted to the number of stacked rows: it must be sufficiently long to traverse the stack of modular blocks, thus ensuring its function of aligning the superimposed rows.
  • the assembly After assembly of the step M 3 , i.e., the superimposition of the three rows R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and the positioning of the alignment rail, the assembly may be held in position by fastening elements such as screws, against the walls of the swimming pool.
  • the assembly of modular blocks as described above and illustrated in FIG. 5 is ready for the subsequent shuttering operation.
  • the filling material such as concrete, is poured to produce the base slab of the swimming pool and make the final floor flush with the step M 1 .
  • the material may be poured into the assembly of modular blocks; it flows through the through-compartments down to the floor, and until the steps M 1 , M 2 , M 3 are filled and made flush.
  • the one-piece character provides the structure with great solidity.
  • the set of angled steps comprises three steps, the dimensions of which are defined by the size of the modular blocks.
  • the standardization of the dimensions of a set of angled steps advantageously allows the standardization of flexible watertight envelopes (“liners”), leading to lower costs and shorter delivery times.
  • the modular block and the assembly by juxtaposition and/or stacking according to the disclosure are not restricted to this single use. They may, for example, also be used for the construction of straight steps or shuttering walls. For this purpose, provision may be made for a second category of modular blocks of different shape and complementary to that exposed, so as to be able to define lost formworks of any shape and dimension without needing cutting or by limiting the cutting of any modular shuttering block.

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